Biographical Information

Joanne Kathleen (J.K.) Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England in the year of 1965. Soon J.K grew older and graduated from Exter University and moved

to Edinburgh, Scotland while she taught English in Portugal. J.K. Married in October 1992 and had a baby girl

(Jessica) in the year after (1993), soon she ended her marriage in and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was completed. After the book was done she married again to Dr. Neil Murray in 2001 and had a baby boy (David) born

in 2003, a couple years after she had a another girl (Mackenzie) in 2005

Timeline about J.K. Rowling

1965 J.K. Rowling was born

1992 J.K. got married

She had her first child (Jessica) in 1993

J.K. Married again to Dr. Neil Murray in 2001

Soon after she had Jessica she divorced (date unknown)

After she married Dr. Neil Murray she had a baby boy (David) in 2003

Then she had another baby girl (Mackenzie) in2005

Books J.K. Rowling Wrote

Conversations with J.K. Rowling

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Quiddtch Through the Ages

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

About Some Of The J.K. Rowling Books

Conversations with J.K. Rowling (the date the book was published is unknown)

The Tales of Beedle the Bard was actually in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as a school book. The book was published on December 3, 2008 but the date it was published is unknown

About Some Of The J.K. Rowling Books

Quididitch Through the Ages was a school book in the Harry Potter series and was published by Bloomsbury Children's Books and Scholastic in March 2001

Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them was a school book in the Harry Potter series and was published by Bloomsbury Children's Books and Scholastic in March 2001

About Some Of The J.K. Rowling Books

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was published by Authur A. Levine in 1998

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was published on June 2nd, 1999 and #1 on adult hardcover bestsellers lists

About Some of the J.K. Rowling Books

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published on September 8th, 1999

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published simultaneously in Britain, USA, Canada, and Australia on July 8th, 2000 with a record of 3.8 million in US alone, it quickly broke records for the biggest # of books sold on 1st weekend of publication

About Some of The J.K. Rowling Books

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix was published in Britain, USA, Canada, and Australia on June 21st, 2003, longest in the the series-766 pages-broke records set by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as the fastest selling book in history

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was published in the UK, US, and other English speaking country's on July 16th, 2005 and achieved record sales

About Some of the J.K. Rowling Books

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in the UK, US, and other English speaking country's on July 16th, 2007 with a record-breaking first print-run of 12 million copies in the USA, the book sold 8.3 million copies the first 24 hours making it the fastest selling book book in history

All of the Harry Potter books are distributed in over 200 territories and are translated in 69 languages

Where J.K. Rowling Was Born and Where She Lives Now

Where J.K. Rowling was born, it is cold in that areaWhere J.K. Rowling is now living,it is cold in this area

A Interview With J.K. Rowling

CLICK ME FOR A AWESOME INTERVIEW

3 Skills My Author Does Well

1st skill:Suspense-When Harry was fighting He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named for the first time for the Sorcerer Stone

2nd skill:Made Up Language-All the animals,spells,names,classes,shops,ect.

3rd skill:Powerful Openings-Every time you start reading a J.K. Rowling book you can't stop reading

Awards My Author Received Booksellers Association Author of the year,two years in a row (1998 and 1999).

She won W.H. Smith Children's Book of the year for 2000 and in 2004.

She was awarded the W.H. Smith Fiction award in 2006.

J.K was winner of the Nibbies (Children's Book of the Year ) for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Most recently J.K received the 2008 British Book Award Lifetime Achievement award.

J.K was awarded an OBE for services to Children's literature in June 2000.

In 2003 she received Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias for Concord.

In February 2009,she was inducted into France's prestigious Legion of Honor and given the honorary title of “knight”

J.K has honorary degrees from Harvard University, Dartmouth Collage, New Hampshire USA, University of Exter, University of St Andrews, Napier University of Edinburgh, and University of Edinburgh

Bibliography

http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/biolist.htm

http://www.jkrowling.com/en_US/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/interview-j-k-rowling

http://www.jkrowling.com/en_US/#/about-jk-rowling/

http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998

http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998/videos/jk-rowling-mini-biography-2078944273